A young orchestra violinist’s fear of mediocrity and drive for artistic success strain his marriage to a fellow musician. Told largely in flashback and shaped by Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, the film examines ambition, love, and loss in early Ingmar Bergman.


John Ekman
Mikael Bro

Margit Carlqvist
Nelly Bro

Victor Sjöström
Sönderby

Sif Ruud
Stina (uncredited)

Erland Josephson
Bertil (uncredited)